And on the labor in which I had toiled;
And indeed all was avanity and grasping for the wind.
There was no profit under the sun.
The End of the Wise and the Fool
For what can the man do who succeeds the king?—
Only what he has already bdone.
But the fool walks in darkness.
Yet I myself perceived
That bthe same event happens to them all.
“As it happens to the fool,
It also happens to me,
And why was I then more wise?”
Then I said in my heart,
“This also is vanity.”
Since all that now is will be forgotten in the days to come.
And how does a wise man die?
As the fool!
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American Standard Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
Amplified® Bible
Then I saw that even [human] wisdom [that brings sorrow] is better than [the pleasures of] folly as far as light is better than darkness.
Contemporary English Version
And I discovered that wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
Darby English Version
And I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as light excelleth darkness.
Good News Bible
Oh, I know, "Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
King James Version
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
New American Standard Bible
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
New International Version
I saw that wisdom is better than folly,
just as light is better than darkness.
New King James Version
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly
As light excels darkness.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
Revised Standard Version
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
Young's Literal Translation
And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
New English Translation
I realized that wisdom is preferable to folly,1 just as light is preferable to darkness:
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